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Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon
Lemmon at the 40th Emmy Awards, August 1988
Personal information
Birth nameJohn Uhler Lemmon III
Birth dateFebruary 8, 1925
Place of birthNewton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Date of deathJune 27, 2001(age 76)
Death placeLos Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1949 � 2000
SpouseCynthia Stone (1950 � 1956; divorced; 1 child)
Felicia Farr (1962 � 2001; his death; 1 child)

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John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III (February 8, 1925 � June 27, 2001) was an American actor and musician. He starred in more than 60 films including Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, Mister Roberts (for which he won the 1955 Best Supporting Actor Academy Award), Days of Wine and Roses, The Great Race, Irma la Douce, The Odd Couple, Save the Tiger (for which he won the 1973 Best Actor Academy Award), The Out-of-Towners, The China Syndrome, Missing (for which he won 'Best Actor' at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival), Glengarry Glen Ross, Grumpy Old Men and Grumpier Old Men.

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Jack Lemmon and Cloris Leachman presenting the Best Supporting Actress Oscar® to Meryl Streep for her performance in "Kramer vs. Kramer" - 52nd Annual Academy Awards® in 1979.
1.87 min. | 4.85 user rating		 End titles of Grumpy Old Men with Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon
2.30 min. | 4.86 user rating		 A true story about a successful TV star who meets again with his old school professor sixteen years after promising 'to keep in touch'. Mitch has given up a career as a jazz painist to take a lucrative but unfulfilling career as a sports reporter. When Morrie, Mitch's former professor, discovers he is terminally ill, he decides to contact Mitch and teach him a few lessons about life... (from Amazon.co.uk) Actors: Jack Lemmon, Hank Azaria, Wendy Moniz, Caroline Aaron, Bonnie Bartlett Director: Mick Jackson Run Time: 90 minutes
9.27 min. | 4.86 user rating		 Jack Lemmon presenting Groucho Marx with an Honorary Oscar® in recognition of his brilliant creativity and for the unequalled achievements of the Marx Brothers in the art of motion picture comedy - 46th Academy Awards® in 1974
3.03 min. | 4.95 user rating		 Liza Minnelli and Gregory Peck presenting the Best Actor Oscar® to Jack Lemmon for his performance in "Save the Tiger" - the 46th Annual Academy Awards in 1974.
2.83 min. | 4.86 user rating
Some Like It Hot (1959), Billy Wilder, Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, Tango Dance Scene...
3.87 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Let's Go Sunning From Fallout 3 As heard on Galaxy News Radio. By the band Fall into Light Produced by Jack Shaindlin from APM Music, Inc. All rights reserved. However, it's extended, as in I looped it. The Clips are from "Some Like It Hot" from 1959 with Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon. Featuring Hotel del Coronado near San Diego.
3.20 min. | 4.95 user rating		 A true story about a successful TV star who meets again with his old school professor sixteen years after promising 'to keep in touch'. Mitch has given up a career as a jazz painist to take a lucrative but unfulfilling career as a sports reporter. When Morrie, Mitch's former professor, discovers he is terminally ill, he decides to contact Mitch and teach him a few lessons about life... (from Amazon.co.uk) Actors: Jack Lemmon, Hank Azaria, Wendy Moniz, Caroline Aaron, Bonnie Bartlett Director: Mick Jackson Run Time: 90 minutes
8.35 min. | 4.84 user rating		 Walter Mathau at the 1988 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute To Jack Lemmon. CONNECT WITH AFI: facebook.com twitter.com AFI.com AFI FACEBOOK APP: apps.facebook.com
2.60 min. | 4.95 user rating		 This is the theme music to Neil Simon's "The Odd Couple" from 1968 with Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. This is an original Paramount/Dot record soundtrack from the movie. All music is written and perfomed by Neal Hefti and his Orchestra. This particular vocal version of the theme is not heard in the Movie.
2.80 min. | 4.96 user rating

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Entertainment and Showbiz! (blog)--But then I remembered something -Jack Lemmon- once said to me, `Kid, if something scares you, you should do it.` So I decided to take the part,” the actress ... - Date : Tue, 22 Jun 2010 22:46:21 GMT+00:00
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Monterey County Herald--Actor Josh Duhamel has been named winner of the -Jack Lemmon- Award, which annually goes to the amateur that helps his pro the most in the AT&T Pro-Am. ... - Date : Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:40:03 GMT+00:00
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The Salinas Californian--I happened to stumble upon actor -Jack Lemmon-, who was practicing on the Peter Hay course - a little nine-hole, pitch-and-putt area near the Pebble Beach ... - Date : Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:09:02 GMT+00:00
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Film :
Year Film Role Notes
1949 The Lady Takes a Sailor Plasterer Uncredited
1954 It Should Happen to You Pete Sheppard
Phffft Robert Tracey
1955 Three for the Show Martin 'Marty' Stewart
Mister Roberts Ens. Frank Thurlowe Pulver Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor
My Sister Eileen Robert 'Bob' Baker
Hollywood Bronc Busters Himself
1956 You Can't Run Away from It Peter Warne
1957 Fire Down Below Tony
Operation Mad Ball (1957) Pvt. Hogan
1958 Cowboy Frank Harris
Bell, Book and Candle Nicky Holroyd
1959 Some Like It Hot Jerry - 'Daphne' BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor � Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actor
It Happened to Jane George Denham
1960 The Apartment C.C. Baxter BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor � Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actor
Stowaway in the Sky Narrator voice
Pepe Himself Cameo appearance as Daphne
The Wackiest Ship In the Army Lt. Rip Crandall
1962 The Notorious Landlady William 'Bill' Gridley
Days of Wine and Roses Joe Clay San Sebastián International Film Festival Award for Best Actor
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actor
Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor � Motion Picture Drama
1963 Irma la Douce Nestor Patou / Lord X Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor � Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Under the Yum Yum Tree Hogan Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor � Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1964 Good Neighbor Sam Sam Bissel Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor
1965 How to Murder Your Wife Stanley Ford Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor
The Great Race Professor Fate / Prince Hapnick Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor � Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1966 The Fortune Cookie Harry Hinkle
1967 Luv Harry Berlin
1968 There Comes a Day
The Odd Couple Felix Ungar Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor � Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1969 The April Fools Howard Brubaker
1970 The Out-of-Towners George Kellerman Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor � Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1971 Kotch Sleeping bus passenger uncredited
1972 The War Between Men and Women Peter Edward Wilson
Avanti Wendell Armbruster, Jr. Golden Globe Award for Best Actor � Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1973 Save the Tiger Harry Stoner Academy Award for Best Actor
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor � Motion Picture Drama
1974 The Police Can't Move Narrator voice
The Front Page Hildy Johnson David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor shared with Walter Matthau
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor � Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1975 Wednesday Jerry Murphy
The Gentleman Tramp Narrator
The Prisoner of Second Avenue Mel Edison
1976 Alex & the Gypsy Alexander Main
1977 Airport '77 Capt. Don Gallagher
1979 The China Syndrome Jack Godell Best Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival)
David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor tied with Dustin Hoffman for Kramer vs. Kramer
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actor
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor � Motion Picture Drama
1980 Tribute Scottie Templeton Silver Bear for Best Actor - Berlin
Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actor
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actor
Nominated - American Movie Award for Best Actor
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor � Motion Picture Drama
1981 Buddy Buddy Victor Clooney
1982 Missing Ed Horman Best Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival)
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actor
Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor � Motion Picture Drama
1984 Mass Appeal Father Tim Farley
1985 Macaroni Robert Traven
1986 That's Life Harvey Fairchild Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor � Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1989 Dad Jake Tremont Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor � Motion Picture Drama
1991 JFK Jack Martin
1992 Beyond 'JFK': The Question of Conspiracy Himself also archive footage
The Player Himself
Glengarry Glen Ross Shelley Levene National Board of Review Award for Best Actor
Valladolid International Film Festival Award for Best Actor
Volpi Cup
1993 Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman In Carver County Himself
Short Cuts Paul Finnigan Golden Globe Special Award for Best Ensemble Cast
Volpi Cup
Grumpy Old Men John Gustafson Nominated - American Comedy Award for Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture
1995 The Grass Harp Dr. Morris Ritz
Grumpier Old Men John Gustafson
1996 Getting Away with Murder Max Mueller / Karl Luger
My Fellow Americans President Russell P. Kramer
Hamlet Marcellus
1997 Out to Sea Herb Sullivan
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's Himself
1998 Puppies for Sale Pet Shop Owner
The Odd Couple II Felix Ungar
2000 The Legend of Bagger Vance Narrator / Old Hardy Greaves uncredited

Television :
Year Film Role Notes
1949 � 1950 That Wonderful Guy Harold
1950 Toni Twin Time Host Episode dated May 31, 1950
1951 The Ad-Libbers Celebrity Panelist cancelled after 5 episodes
1951 � 1952 The Frances Langford-Don Ameche Show Newlywed in 'The Couple Next Door' sketches
1952 Heaven for Betsy Pete Bell cancelled after a few weeks
1954 The Road of Life Surgeon cancelled after a few weeks
1957 What's My Line? Mystery Guest November 3, 1957 Episode # 388, Season 9, Ep 10
1957 � 1958 Alcoa Theatre Henry Coyle
Steve Tyler
Wally Mall
Lieutenant Tony Crawford
Edward King		 Episode "Disappearance"
Episode "Most Likely to Succeed"
Episode "Loudmouth"
Episode "The Days of November"
Episode "Souvenir"
1976 The Entertainer Archie Rice
1987 Long Day's Journey Into Night James Tyrone Sr. Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor � Miniseries or Television Film
1988 The Murder of Mary Phagan Gov. John Slaton Nominated - Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor � Miniseries or a Movie
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor � Miniseries or Television Film
1992 For Richer, for Poorer Aram Katourian
1993 A Life in the Theater Robert Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor � Miniseries or Television Film
1996 A Weekend in the Country Bud Bailey
1997 The Simpsons Frank Ormand (voice) Episode "The Twisted World of Marge Simpson"
12 Angry Men Juror #8 Nominated - Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor � Miniseries or a Movie
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor � Miniseries or Television Film
Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
1998 The Long Way Home Thomas Gerrin
1999 Inherit the Wind Henry Drummond Golden Globe Award for Best Actor � Miniseries or Television Film
Nominated - Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor � Miniseries or a Movie
Tuesdays with Morrie Morrie Schwartz Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor � Miniseries or a Movie
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor � Miniseries or Television Film

Academy Award for Best Actor

Maximilian Schell (1961) * Gregory Peck (1962) * Sidney Poitier (1963) * Rex Harrison (1964) * Lee Marvin (1965) * Paul Scofield (1966) * Rod Steiger (1967) * Cliff Robertson (1968) * John Wayne (1969) * George C. Scott (1970) * Gene Hackman (1971) * Marlon Brando (1972) * Jack Lemmon (1973) * Art Carney (1974) * Jack Nicholson (1975) * Peter Finch (1976) * Richard Dreyfuss (1977) * Jon Voight (1978) * Dustin Hoffman (1979) * Robert De Niro (1980) ---- Complete List * (1928 �1940) * (1941 �1960) * (1961 �1980) * (1981 �2000) * (2001-present)

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor � Miniseries or a Movie

Anthony Hopkins (1976) * Hal Holbrook (1976) * Ed Flanders (1977) * Christopher Plummer (1977) * Fred Astaire (1978) * Michael Moriarty (1978) * Peter Strauss (1979) * Ned Beatty (1979) * Powers Boothe (1980) * Anthony Hopkins (1981) * Mickey Rooney (1982) * Tommy Lee Jones (1983) * Laurence Olivier (1984) * Richard Crenna (1985) * Dustin Hoffman (1986) * James Woods (1987) * Jason Robards (1988) * James Woods (1989) * Hume Cronyn (1990) * John Gielgud (1991) * Beau Bridges (1992) * Robert Morse (1993) * Hume Cronyn (1994) * Raúl Juliá (1995) * Alan Rickman (1996) * Armand Assante (1997) * Gary Sinise (1998) * Stanley Tucci (1999) * Jack Lemmon (2000)

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor � Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

Fred Astaire (1950) * Danny Kaye (1951) * Donald O'Connor (1952) * David Niven (1953) * James Mason (1954) * Tom Ewell (1955) * Cantinflas (1956) * Frank Sinatra (1957) * Danny Kaye (1958) * Jack Lemmon (1959) * Jack Lemmon (1960) ---- Complete List * (1950 �1960) * (1961 �1980) * (1981 �2000) * (2001 �present)

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor � Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

Glenn Ford (1961) * Marcello Mastroianni (1962) * Alberto Sordi (1963) * Rex Harrison (1964) * Lee Marvin (1965) * Alan Arkin (1966) * Richard Harris (1967) * Ron Moody (1968) * Peter O'Toole (1969) * Albert Finney (1970) * Topol (1971) * Jack Lemmon (1972) * George Segal (1973) * Art Carney (1974) * Walter Matthau (1975) * Kris Kristofferson (1976) * Richard Dreyfuss (1977) * Warren Beatty (1978) * Peter Sellers (1979) * Ray Sharkey (1980) ---- Complete List * (1950 �1960) * (1961 �1980) * (1981 �2000) * (2001 �present)

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor � Miniseries or Television Film

Mickey Rooney (1981) * Anthony Andrews (1982) * Richard Chamberlain (1983) * Ted Danson (1984) * Dustin Hoffman (1985) * James Woods (1986) * Randy Quaid (1987) * Michael Caine/Stacy Keach (1988) * Robert Duvall (1989) * James Garner (1990) * Beau Bridges (1991) * Robert Duvall (1992) * James Garner (1993) * Raúl Juliá (1994) * Gary Sinise (1995) * Alan Rickman (1996) * Ving Rhames (1997) * Stanley Tucci (1998) * Jack Lemmon (1999) ---- Complete List * (1981-1999) * (2000-present)

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie

Raúl Juliá (1994) * Gary Sinise (1995) * Alan Rickman (1996) * Gary Sinise (1997) * Christopher Reeve (1998) * Jack Lemmon (1999) * Brian Dennehy (2000) * Ben Kingsley (2001) * William H. Macy (2002) * Al Pacino (2003) * Geoffrey Rush (2004) * Paul Newman (2005) * Jeremy Irons (2006) * Kevin Kline (2007) * Paul Giamatti (2008) * Kevin Bacon (2009)

Hosts of the Academy Awards ceremonies

Bob Hope (1941) * None (1942) * Bob Hope (1943) * Jack Benny (1944) * Bob Hope / John Cromwell (1945) * Bob Hope / James Stewart (1946) * Jack Benny (1947) * None (1948) * Robert Montgomery (1949) * Paul Douglas (1950) * Fred Astaire (1951) * Danny Kaye (1952) * Bob Hope / Conrad Nagel (1953) * Donald O'Connor / Fredric March (1954) * Bob Hope / Thelma Ritter (1955) * Jerry Lewis / Claudette Colbert / Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1956) * Jerry Lewis / Celeste Holm (1957) * Bob Hope / David Niven / James Stewart / Jack Lemmon / Rosalind Russell (1958) * Bob Hope / David Niven / Tony Randall / Mort Sahl / Laurence Olivier / Jerry Lewis (1959) * Bob Hope (1960)

Hosts of the Academy Awards ceremonies

Bob Hope (1961) * Bob Hope (1962) * Frank Sinatra (1963) * Jack Lemmon (1964) * Bob Hope (1965) * Bob Hope (1966) * Bob Hope (1967) * Bob Hope (1968) * None (1969) * None (1970) * None (1971) * Helen Hayes / Alan King / Sammy Davis, Jr. / Jack Lemmon (1972) * Carol Burnett / Michael Caine / Charlton Heston / Rock Hudson (1973) * John Huston / Burt Reynolds / David Niven / Diana Ross (1974) * Sammy Davis, Jr. / Bob Hope / Shirley MacLaine / Frank Sinatra (1975) * Goldie Hawn / Gene Kelly / Walter Matthau / George Segal / Robert Shaw (1976) * Warren Beatty / Ellen Burstyn / Jane Fonda / Richard Pryor (1977) * Bob Hope (1978) * Johnny Carson (1979) * Johnny Carson (1980)

Hosts of the Academy Awards ceremonies

Johnny Carson (1981) * Johnny Carson (1982) * Liza Minnelli / Dudley Moore / Richard Pryor / Walter Matthau (1983) * Johnny Carson (1984) * Jack Lemmon (1985) * Alan Alda / Jane Fonda / Robin Williams (1986) * Chevy Chase / Goldie Hawn / Paul Hogan (1987) * Chevy Chase (1988) * None (1989) * Billy Crystal (1990) * Billy Crystal (1991) * Billy Crystal (1992) * Billy Crystal (1993) * Whoopi Goldberg (1994) * David Letterman (1995) * Whoopi Goldberg (1996) * Billy Crystal (1997) * Billy Crystal (1998) * Whoopi Goldberg (1999) * Billy Crystal (2000)



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